The France international still has two years to run on his current contract with los Boquerones and has zero interest in swapping the Rosaleda for the Vicente Calderon.

“It would be difficult to be happier than I am here," Toulalan told Le Progres. “I'm really happy and, at the moment, the club is not is not talking about a possible departure.

"Even if we do discuss it, we would do so quietly."

Toulalan, who has been capped 36 times by his country, joined Malaga from Olympique Lyonnais in 2011 and has played a key role in this season’s remarkable run to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, with their first-leg clash with Borussia Dortmund scheduled for Wednesday evening.